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Maybe this is why I don't get the NH club rugby
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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 617975" data-attributes="member: 13611"><p>I think you're slightly out on the ownership model in the NFL but I'm open to correction. Each franchise is privately owned and the franchises make up the league. New franchises can be set up if there's a large majority of acceptance by other teams in the league and it meets certain criteria.</p><p></p><p>In rugby parlance that would see the Union controlled teams on an equal footing with the privately owned teams eg everyone has a voice and the RFU can't dictate to PRL. Unions and clubs work side by side rather than being at loggerheads with each other. This could be achieved by, say the IRFU being granted 3 or 4 franchises and dividing it however they wish. The RFU are granted 12-14 franchises and grant them to PRL to divide up etc.</p><p></p><p>The draft system couldn't work in rugby as you rightly say. There are other benefits to it though which would suit rugby:</p><p>1. Great "product" for TV which translates into more money for participants.</p><p>2. Fewer games means full strength sides play more often. Smaller squads are needed saving money for owners. Every team in every country has the same schedule resulting in no more issues with player release since the club and international calendars don't clash.</p><p>3. Opportunity to expand into Eastern Europe and broaden rugby's base. The present model won't allow for strong leagues to pop up elsewhere since the Top 14 especially is too strong financially and will hoover up all talent.</p><p></p><p>We can have a situation where the sport grows internationally through expansion club teams in Eastern Europe. For example, a Belgian franchise would have a lot of Belgian players in it playing at a higher standard than they are in their domestic league. Private club owners capitalize on this through larger TV deals. Success matters but I'm sure profit matters more to private investors. So many foreign owners are getting involved with lower level Premier League clubs to benefit from it's growing commercial rights, not out of love for Fulham etc and certainly not because they believe their clubs can challenge for honours. I use Belgium as an example in rugby because it has a developed economy and has shown an appetite for rugby in Brussels which is easy to get to from the 6 Nations countries. The same holds for Georgian, Romanian, Spanish, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Portugese, Swiss teams etc. Georgia and Romania remain the best options from a purely rugby point of view.</p><p></p><p>It's pie in the sky stuff for now but I think in the medium to long term it could be explored to help everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 617975, member: 13611"] I think you're slightly out on the ownership model in the NFL but I'm open to correction. Each franchise is privately owned and the franchises make up the league. New franchises can be set up if there's a large majority of acceptance by other teams in the league and it meets certain criteria. In rugby parlance that would see the Union controlled teams on an equal footing with the privately owned teams eg everyone has a voice and the RFU can't dictate to PRL. Unions and clubs work side by side rather than being at loggerheads with each other. This could be achieved by, say the IRFU being granted 3 or 4 franchises and dividing it however they wish. The RFU are granted 12-14 franchises and grant them to PRL to divide up etc. The draft system couldn't work in rugby as you rightly say. There are other benefits to it though which would suit rugby: 1. Great "product" for TV which translates into more money for participants. 2. Fewer games means full strength sides play more often. Smaller squads are needed saving money for owners. Every team in every country has the same schedule resulting in no more issues with player release since the club and international calendars don't clash. 3. Opportunity to expand into Eastern Europe and broaden rugby's base. The present model won't allow for strong leagues to pop up elsewhere since the Top 14 especially is too strong financially and will hoover up all talent. We can have a situation where the sport grows internationally through expansion club teams in Eastern Europe. For example, a Belgian franchise would have a lot of Belgian players in it playing at a higher standard than they are in their domestic league. Private club owners capitalize on this through larger TV deals. Success matters but I'm sure profit matters more to private investors. So many foreign owners are getting involved with lower level Premier League clubs to benefit from it's growing commercial rights, not out of love for Fulham etc and certainly not because they believe their clubs can challenge for honours. I use Belgium as an example in rugby because it has a developed economy and has shown an appetite for rugby in Brussels which is easy to get to from the 6 Nations countries. The same holds for Georgian, Romanian, Spanish, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Portugese, Swiss teams etc. Georgia and Romania remain the best options from a purely rugby point of view. It's pie in the sky stuff for now but I think in the medium to long term it could be explored to help everyone. [/QUOTE]
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